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Qatari investors follow the stock market activity at the Doha Securities Market as the index surged on December 5, 2010, the first trading day after the Gulf state won the bid to host the 2022 football World Cup and pledged to spend heavily on infrastructure. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR (Photo credit should read KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Qatari investors follow the stock market activity at the Doha Securities Market as the index surged on December 5, 2010, the first trading day after the Gulf state won the bid to host the 2022 football World Cup and pledged to spend heavily on infrastructure. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR (Photo credit should read KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)